Hannah Howard considers tradition, identity, and love as she navigates the decision whether to keep her name after her wedding.
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Posted inArts & Culture, Business, Business & Tech
The Difference Between Being Broke and Being Poor
It’s a recognition that comes in the aisle of a grocery store.
Posted inArts & Culture, Business, Business & Tech, Story
The Difference Between Being Broke and Being Poor
It’s a recognition that comes in the aisle of a grocery store.
Posted inStory
The American Worth Ethic
Like so many of our lofty ideals, the “American Work Ethic” is actually two different standards — one for the wealthy and one for the poor — with two different interpretations of what work looks like.
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Caroline Chen, Keri Bertino, Ann Friedman, Allison Williams, and Brian Payton.
Posted inFood, Highlight, Quotes
The Best Food Is Somewhere Else
Why foodies, tourists, and investors love disappearing restaurants.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Science & Nature, Story
Why Bugs Deserve Our Respect
Fruit flies helped us win six Nobel prizes in medicine. Architects have been inspired by termite hills. Ecologist Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson explains why bugs are so essential to the world we live in.
Posted inNonfiction
Borrowed Babies
Five months into her first pregnancy, one writer pursues a research project about the history of home economics, as she struggles with her own concerns about motherhood.
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The Coastal Shelf
June Amelia Rose remembers coming out in her youth to a turbulent family as her mother died of cancer.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Food, History, Quotes
The Little Franchise That Couldn’t
Ollie Gleichenhaus cooked up a mean hamburger. How come Americans are eating Big Macs and Whoppers instead of Ollieburgers?
